Newfoundland 1917-C cent
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This specimen was lot 33744 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "Canada: Newfoundland. George V Large Cent 1917-C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. Displaying a crisp strike, with deeper russet tone in the central portions and lovely cupric flares on the edges. A most desirable gem mint offering." This type was struck 1913 at London and 1917-20, 1929, 1936 at Ottawa for Newfoundland (then a separate colony) and is the last large cent struck for circulation there.
Recorded mintage: 702,350 plus proofs.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM 16.
- Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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